Kathasaritsagara [sanskrit]

by C. H. Tawney | 2014 | 226,424 words | ISBN-13: 9789350501351

The Sanskrit edition of the Kathasaritsagara referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. Written by Somadeva and dating from the 12th century, the Kathasaritsagara (or Katha-sarit-sagara) represents an epic legend narrating the adventures of Naravahanadatta as he strives to become the destined emperor of the Vidyadharas. Alternative titles: (Kathāsaritsāgara, कथासरित्सागर, Kathā-sarit-sāgara)

Verse 17.4.144

तच् छ्रुत्वा हा कथं भग्न इति तस्यै ससंभ्रमम् ।
पृच्छन्त्यै स स्वशापं तं राजसूनुरवर्णयत् ॥ १४४ ॥

tac chrutvā hā kathaṃ bhagna iti tasyai sasaṃbhramam |
pṛcchantyai sa svaśāpaṃ taṃ rājasūnuravarṇayat || 144 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.144 is contained in the book The Ocean of Story by C.H. Tawney. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (17.4.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Han, Katham, Katha, Bhagna, Iti, Sasambhrama, Pricchanti, Svasha, Rajasunu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.144). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “tac chrutvā kathaṃ bhagna iti tasyai sasaṃbhramam
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*hā
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhagna* -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tasyai -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • sasambhramam -
  • sasambhrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sasambhrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sasambhramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pṛcchantyai sa svaśāpaṃ taṃ rājasūnuravarṇayat
  • pṛcchantyai -
  • praś -> pṛcchantī (participle, feminine)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchantī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svaśā -
  • svaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apam -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rājasūnur -
  • rājasūnu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avarṇayat -
  • varṇ (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.144

Cover of edition (2005)

Kathasaritsagar
by Kedarnath Sharma Saraswat (2005)

The Only Edition with the Sanskrit Text and its Hindi Translation (An Old and Rare Book) Set of 3 Vol.

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Cover of edition (2013)

Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (1995)

Katha Sarit Sagar in Marathi
by H. A Bhave (1995)

Set of 5 Volumes; Published by Varada Books, Pune. 2256 pages (Throughout B/W Illustrations).

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Cover of edition (2014)

Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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Cover of Bengali edition

Galpa Shono
by Abhijit Chattopadhyay (2014)

[গল্প শোনো] Galpa Shono: Bengali Translation of 'Suno Kahani From Katha Sarit Sagar'; 9788126015436; Published by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi.

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Preview of verse 17.4.144 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা হা কথং ভগ্ন ইতি তস্যৈ সসংভ্রমম্ ।
পৃচ্ছন্ত্যৈ স স্বশাপং তং রাজসূনুরবর্ণযত্ ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

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